Videos tagged with Vehicle Cover

This guide, based on a ballistics test in a Ford Explorer, identifies the most effective locations within a vehicle for protection against gunfire. It highlights that the driver's side door is inadequate, while the trunk, the area behind two doors, the passenger footwell, and behind the steering wheel offer significant ballistic protection. The assessment emphasizes staying low for maximum coverage.

This video from Civilian Tactical tests the effectiveness of various locations within a Ford Explorer as cover against 9mm gunfire. The instructor demonstrates that while the driver's side door offers little protection, areas like the trunk, behind two doors (when positioned low), the passenger footwell, and the wheel well can effectively stop 9mm rounds. The test highlights that vehicles can offer significant ballistic protection.

This video from Active Self Protection analyzes a self-defense incident where a retired police officer in Brazil faced motorcycle carjackers. Instructor John Correia, with extensive expert witness and tactical analysis experience, breaks down the critical decision to 'wait your turn' for an opening before engaging. The analysis covers threat assessment, utilizing cover, and the crucial post-incident TAPS protocol.

This video demonstrates a tactical training drill focused on off-body carry and vehicle utilization. The shooter showcases a rapid draw from a 945 Industries Tactical EDC bag, followed by target engagement. The drill progresses to tactical movement, using a vehicle for cover, and deploying a suppressed SBR from the vehicle's interior. The demonstration highlights efficient firearm deployment and tactical movement principles.

This video demonstrates advanced shooting techniques with the FN SCAR 17, focusing on dynamic engagements, transitions to a pistol, and effective use of vehicle cover. Instruction is provided by Lucas Botkin of T.REX ARMS, showcasing expert-level weapon handling and tactical application. The drills emphasize efficiency in reloads and sustained accuracy under pressure.

Live fire testing reveals the engine block of a red sedan offers the most reliable ballistic cover, while the wheel hub provides secondary protection. Most other areas under the vehicle are compromised by bullet fragmentation or skipping.

This video showcases the FN Five-seveN MRD pistol in FDE, demonstrating its performance on an outdoor range. Expert instruction highlights effective holster draws, rapid fire techniques, and the use of mounted optics for accurate target engagement. Tactical drills include engaging steel targets from various positions, such as utilizing vehicle cover, emphasizing the firearm's utility in dynamic scenarios.

This video focuses on a 2-day "Vehicle Tactics Course" designed to teach students how to effectively utilize vehicles for enhanced survivability during vehicle-centered engagements. The course emphasizes finding practical solutions within everyday environments and provides actionable tactics and ballistic data. It targets law enforcement officers with potential for free training through "PROJECT BLUE LION" and is produced by John Shoyer.

This video demonstrates an advanced firearms training drill focusing on high-cadence fire from behind cover, emphasizing recoil management and rapid target transitions. Instruction from Lucas Botkin, an expert in tactical firearms, highlights efficient movement between barricades and utilizing a vehicle for temporary cover, incorporating unconventional shooting positions. The drill is designed for serious citizens seeking to enhance their defensive shooting capabilities.

This video from Tactical Rifleman debunks common Hollywood misconceptions about using vehicles for cover. Rob explains why the engine block isn't always the best option and emphasizes the critical importance of seeking cover behind the rear wheel hub, specifically the solid rim, to avoid shots skipping under the vehicle and incapacitating legs. He further advises on maintaining a stable stance, like feet one in front of the other, to maximize protection. The video promotes proper cover techniques for survivability and directs viewers to Tactical Rifleman's Patreon and other resources.

This video features a Special Ops instructor demonstrating how bullets behave when striking vehicle sheet metal at low angles, a phenomenon known as bullet skipping. The instructor explains that bullets hitting at approximately 10 degrees won't ricochet predictably like in pool. Instead, they can either penetrate the metal or deflect at a much steeper angle, typically over 30 degrees. This information is crucial for gunfight strategy, particularly regarding cover. While soft-skinned vehicles are poor cover, the video advises against staying too close to them in a level gunfight, as skipped rounds could pose a danger. Staying a few feet back allows for accurate shooting while still benefiting from the vehicle's protection, as deflected rounds are more likely to pass overhead. The instructor also highlights the engine block and wheel hubs as better areas for cover on a vehicle.

This video focuses on utilizing a vehicle for cover during a self-defense situation. It differentiates between cover and concealment, emphasizing that vehicles can offer cover through specific areas like the engine block, A, B, and C pillars, and wheel wells, rather than just doors which provide concealment. The instructor advises exiting the vehicle if possible and highlights the B pillar as a particularly strong structural element capable of stopping rifle rounds. The video also mentions the Springfield Hellcat Pro and provides affiliate links for various gear brands.